
Shipwrecks/2008 was held Saturday, April 5, 2008. We had approximately 470 people in attendance. For 2008, we had 77 door prizes (including regulators & dive charters) which are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners’ names.
The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50/50 draw with proceeds going to the Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project. A total of $804.00 was raised for the project and three prizes of $402.00 / $241.20 / $160.80 given out. Our thanks to the FEURU for their contribution and effort.
Speakers & Presentations
For our fourteenth annual Shipwrecks Symposium, the Niagara Divers’ Association was very pleased to present:
A selection of full length multi-media presentations by internationally renowned speakers.
ALSO
Between our primary presentations, were pleased to introduce several new presenters with a number of 5 minute “shorts”, highlighting new discoveries.
| Show | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Master of Ceremonies | Tom Wilson |
| "Controversial War Wrecks of the Orkney Islands/Scapa Flow" | Bernie Chowdhury |
| Ontario's Popular Paddlewheel Shipwrecks | David Gilchrist |
| EXPLORE | Jill Heinerth |
| Cutting Across Time-30 Years of Adventure | David Trotter |
| She Died a Hard Death- The Sinking of the HENNEPIN | Valerie and Jack van Heest |
| Anthony Wayne - New Discovery | Tom Kowalczk & David VanZandt |
| Chippawa Investigation | NDA |
